1. A steel shaft transmits 40 HP at 1400 rpm.

Considering allowable shearing stress based on pure to be

5000 psi, find the shaft diameter of nearest commercial size.
a) 1 in b) 1 ¾ in c) 1 7/16 in d) 2 in

2. In problem no. 1, find the torsional deflection of the shaft in degrees per foot.
a) 0.004 deg b) 0.246 deg c) 0.462 deg d) 0.102 deg

3. A shearing machine requires 150 kg m of energy to shear a steel sheet, and has a normal speed of 3
rev/sec, slowing down to 2.8 rev/sec during the shearing process. The flywheel of the machine has a
mean diameter 75 cm and weighs 0.0155 kg/cm 3. The width of the rim is 30 cm. If the hub and arms of
the flywheel account for 15% of its total weight, find the weight of the flywheel.
a) 457 kg b) 547 kg c) 754 kg d) 985 kg

4. In problem no. 3, find the thickness of the rim.

a) 3.5 cm b) 4.2 cm c) 5.3 cm d) 9.7 cm

5. A pinion and gear set is carefully cut in a 20 o full depth design. The 16 tooth steel pinion and 72 tooth
cast iron gear transmit 50 kw power when the pinion turns 1400 rpm. The face width is 90 mm and the
module is 8. Find the center distance between pinion and gear.
a) 225 mm b) 275 mm c) 987 mm d) 352 mm

6. In problem no. 5, find the tangential load on the teeth in Newtons.

a) 1180 N b) 2680 N c) 5328 N d) 8525 N

7. In problem no. 5, determine the tangential velocity.

a) 560 m/s b) 650 m/s c) 9.38 m/s d) 3.28 m/s

8. A 1.5 MTon hoist is to be installed in a I-beam mounted on a truck platform, to lift loads. The I-beam
is framed horizontally, cantilevered, with overhang of 1.5 meter beyond the cantiveler fulcrum.
Determine the section modulus, in cubic meter, of the I-beam allowable stress is 100 Mpa.
a) 0.0002207 b) 12.24 c) 0.0007022 d) 0.002007

9. A line shaft with a power of 100 kw at a speed of 1200 rpm, had a rectangular key in used in its pulley
connection. Consider the shearing stress to the shaft to be 40 Mpa and the key to be 200 Mpa,
determine the width of the rectangular key if it is ¼ of the shaft diameter.
a) 23.65 mm b) 14.65 mm c) 11.65 mm d) 9.65 mm

10. With the present water interruptions prevailing in Metro Manila, you have been asked to design an
upright cylindrical water tank 6 meters in diameter and 6 meters high, vented, and to be filled
completely with water. Determine the minimum thick ness of the tank plate if the stress is limited to 40
Mpa.
a) 3.3 mm b) 4.4 mm c) 5.5 mm d) 8.8 mm

11. In problem no. 10, if the water tank had to be elevated 10 meters form its bottom and has to be filled
up in 2 hours, detrmine the motor power to drive the pump, if velocity and head loss is 5 meters.
Consider pump efficiency of 70%.
a) 9.34 kw b) 8.15 kw c) 7.12 kw d) 6.94 kw

12. In the design of a marble tiling machine, which components are a drive motor, V-belt transmission to a
horizontal shaft, at the end of which is mounted a circular diamond blade 1 meter distance from the V-
belt shaft pulley. If a 1 meter diameter blade is used which requires a circular speed of 40 meters per
second, and the drive motor runs at 1700 rpm, find the speed ration.
a) 2.23 b) 2.32 c) 3.22 d) 3.52
13. In problem no. 12, determine the center distance between sheaves, if the pitch diameter of the small
sheave is 152 mm and the larger sheave is 338 mm, and using standard V-belt D-120 (actual belt
length is 3131.82 mm).
a) 1178 mm b) 1871 mm c) 1778 mm d) 1817 mm

14. In problem no. 12, determine the arc of contact.

a) 170.53 deg b) 174.53 deg c) 189.47 deg d) 185.47 deg

15. Which of the following is not a classification of iron ore?

a) hermatite b) magnetite c) sulfurite d) siderite

16. Of the following metals, which will respond to heat treatment?

a) cast iron b) wrought iron
c) medium carbon steel d) low carbon steel

17. The ability of metal to withstand loads without breaking down is:
a) stress b) strength c) strain d) elasticity

18. Which of the following metals is non-magnetic?

a) cast iron b) alloy steel
c) cast steel d) manganese steel

19. A machine operation whereby the tool reciprocates and the feed is stationary, is called:
a) shaping b) reaming c) planning d) turning

20. A 48 inches diameter saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel shaft, requiring a blade peripheral
linear speed of 150 ft/sec. Motor drive is 125 HP at 1200 rpm, with 6 inches diameter pulley.
Determine the shaft pulley diameter.
a) 8 inches b) 10 inches c) 12 inches d) 15 inches

21. The area of a machine shop where metal is being melted to form a new shape is:
a) welding b) mass production area
c) foundry area d) tool and die area

22. A machine used in shaping metal by means of abrasive wheel or the removal of metals with an
abrasive is called:
a) shaping b) power saw
c) shaper d) grinding machine

23. A machining operation whereby the tools rotates while the feed is stationary is called:
a) shaping b) milling c) turning d) reaming

24. Which of the following metals is easy to chisel?

a) alloy steel b) stainless steel c) manganese steel d) cast iron

25. Ferrous metals contain a relatively large amount of:

a) carbon b) manganese c) phosphorous d) sulfur

26. Which of the following is not a strength property of metals?

a) tensile strength b) rocking strength
c) fatigue strength d) torsional strength

27. Which of the following is not a kind of mandrel?

a) expansion mandrel b) contraction mandrel
c) taper mandrel d) gang mandrel
28. In the LRT II project, steel railroad rails of 10 meters long are to be installed. If lowest temperature
considered is 16oC, and a maximum temperature of 36oC is designed, assuming coefficient of thermal
expansion of steel to be 11.6 x 10-6 m/m-oC and modulus of elasticity of steel to be 207 Gpa, determine
the clearance between rails such that the adjoining rail will just at maximum design temperature.
a) 1.32 mm b) 2.32 mm c) 3.32 mm d) 4.32 mm

29. In problem no. 28. determine the induced stress in the rails if during high summer temperature of 40 oC
occur.
a) 2.5 Mpa b) 5.4 Mpa c) 9.6 Mpa d) 6.9 Mpa

30. A flanged coupling has an outside diameter of 200 mm and the connects two 40 mm shafts. There are
four 16 mm bolts on a 140 mm bolts circle. The radial flanged thickness is 20 mm. If the torsional
stress in the shaft is not exceed 26 Mpa, determine the shear stress in the bolts if uniformly distributed.
a) 1.2 Mpa b) 2.9 Mpa c) 4.3 Mpa d) 5.8 Mpa

31. In problem no. 30, determine the bearing pressure in the bolt.
a) 3.65 Mpa b) 5.63 Mpa c) 6.35 Mpa d) 8.95 Mpa

32. A machine which is used to finish internal and external surfaces by the uses of s cutter, which has a
series of cutting edges or teeth.
a) broaching machine b) lathe machine c) milling machine d) planer

33. Which of the following is not a kind of a cast iron?

a) malleable iron b) head iron c) gray iron d) white iron

34. The kind of center which is being attached and meshed to the tailstock spindle which is also static
while the work is rotating is:
a) dead center b) live center c) focal center d) work center

35. Which process does not belong to the group?

a) resistance welding b) soldering c) hardening d) brazing

36. A square single thread jackscrew has 2 threads per inch. It is used to lift 15 tons. The friction radius of
the collar is 1 inch. The coefficient of friction between the threads of the screw and base is 0.15, and
that between the screw and collar is 0.13. Determine the torque required to overcome collar friction is
ft-lbs.
a) 325 b) 950 c) 2500 d) 3950

37. In problem no. 36, determine the pitch of the screw.

a) 0.25 b) 0.50 c) 0.75 d) 2.00

38. A 12.7 mm diameter high speed steel end mill has four teeth and is to cut 02 oil hardening tool steel
having a hardiness of 200-220 HB. The cutting speed for this steel is 15.2 meters per minute. Calculate
the spindle speed.
a) 810 rpm b) 651 rpm c) 731 rpm d) 381 rpm

39. A Mercedez Benz gas engine valve spring is to have a mean diameter of 3.81 cm and a wire diameter
of 0.635 cm. The maximum load ot will have to sustain is 45.15 kg with corresponding deflection of
1.27 cm. The spring is to be made of tempered steel wire. Determine the no. of coils to be used. Use
modulus of rigidity equal to 11.6 x 106 psi.
a) 7.4 b) 8.1 c) 10.4 d) 14.4

40. A V-belt is to transmit 50 HP to a NH 3 compressor. The sheave is 203.2 mm in diameter and turns at
1150 rpm, while the larger sheave turns at 400 rpm. The service factor may be taken as 1.5 and the
center distance is equal to the diameter of the sheave. Determine the length of belt.
a) 67 in b) 77 in c) 87 in d) 97 in
41. In problem no. 40, determine the no. of belts if the corrected HP per belt is 5.96.
a) use 10 belts b) use 11 belts c) use 13 belts d) use 12 belts

42. A 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to a 112.5 mm shaft by means of a 28.13 mm square key if
shear stress of the key is 20.67 kg/mm2?
a) 9538 kg b) 8593 kg c) 5839 kg d) 3859 kg

43. In a high-rise building, the elevator rises 366 meters with an operating speed of 5 meters per second
and reaches full speed in 10.68 meters. The loaded elevator weighs 2000 kg. Determine the
acceleration of the elevator in m/sec2.
a) 1.17 b) 2.17 c) 3.17 d) 4.17

44. In general, the design stress and factor of safety re related as follows:
a) design stress = ultimate stress times factor of safety
b) design stress = ultimate stress divided by factor of safety
c) factor of safety = design stress divided by ultimate stress
d) Ultimate stress = factor of safety divided by design stress

45. In the usual spur gearing, the:

a) the pitch circle and base circle are the same.
b) working depth includes the clearance.
c) tooth outline are usually involute circle.
d) tooth outline are always cycliodal curves.

46. One of the following is not a common term relating to the classification of fits:
a) tunking b) snug c) medium force fit d) bound

47. Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron coated with:

a) tin b) zinc c) magnesium d) aluminum

48. Stainless steel is obtained principally by the use of which alloying elements:
a) chromium b) nickel c) carbon d) tungsten

49. The internal stresses existing in a wield connection are:

a) not relieved by heat treatment
b) not relieved when the welded is peened
c) may be relieved when the weld is peened
d) relieved by x-rays analysis

50. Herringbone gears are gears which:

a) do not operate on parallel shafts
b) have a line contact between teeth
c) consist of two left handed helical gears
d) tend to produce and thrust on the shafts